A super special thanks to all the readers here at GRM for helping me with my watch dilemma. Some time ago my old Nixon watch stopped working, and I solicited any ideas of cool affordable watches. Tokyo Flash came up in the discussions on the forums, and I immediately fell in love with [...]

Before I even found out that we were pregnant, I was a complete sucker for cute modern plush toys. Now that we have a kid coming strange plush animals are like cryptonite. They leave me completely powerless. Dandi the huggable elephant is no exception. Something about those oversized ears and carrot [...]

If there is one thing that I love almost as much as wood, it’s felt. That is probably one of the reasons that I am in love with these stitched felt coasters from Elsewares. These lovely coasters are handmade with colorful felt and cork bases, to insure that your Paul McCobb Planner Group [...]

In my personal opinion, chrome and bent wood are two of the most beautiful things you can use to make nice furniture out of, so when you put the two together, you are sure to have a winner. My only lament with this table is that it is a birch veneer stained to look [...]

Crate and Barrel has got you covered this year when it comes to wrapping all those great gifts you bought. They have modern print gift wrap in a variety of different designs, as well as ribbon and cards to coordinate. With help like that it will make any present look like the bees [...]

I am quite smitten with this nice simple lounge chair from overstock.com. I wouldn’t quite go as far as to say I’m in love, but definitely smitten. Classic MCM
style with creme leather and piping to finish the look off. I have actually been looking for an affordable rocker for my wife, and [...]

Good organization can make a work space or a house much nicer to be in. This is a clever idea that I had not seen before. These bamboo file holders have super strong magnets on the back so that you can stick them to any metal surface. They claim they can hold [...]

I’ve been slow getting my friends cabinetry done. The last week or so I have been slowly chipping away at some of the last things I have to do. Just to prove that every once in a great while I actually do get something done I am posting some pics today of a [...]

Every year my wife and I have bought a real Christmas tree, but this year we are thinking about getting a fake one. It just seems like such a waste to spend all those years growing a tree, cut it, and then after a few weeks throw it away. What I would really [...]

When it comes to affordability there are many different aspects to take into account. The quality of the product is an important issue many people think about. One thing that is often overlooked is what the product is going to cost the earth. As green becomes the new black, we are seeing [...]